The Supreme Court of India is the country’s apex court and the final place for an appeal. Its judgments are binding on all other courts, and it serves as the final interpreter of the Constitution.
The Supreme Court came into existence on 26 January 1950, the day the Constitution came into force. The first Chief Justice of the Supreme court was Justice H.J. Kania. Consisting of the Chief Justice of India and 30 other judges, it has extensive powers in the form of original, appellate and advisory jurisdictions. As the final court of appeal, the Supreme Court takes up appeals primarily against verdicts of the high courts of various states of the Union and other courts and tribunals. It safeguards fundamental rights of citizens and settles disputes between various governments in the country.
Except for Mandir BS, all the cases needing a decision in 17 days will define the real India.
Who is Maneessh Chibbar? And how has he presumed the authority to give his own judgments over the verdict of CJI? This article is based on assumptions that integrity level of Maneesh is higher that CJI, and Maneesh has better understanding of all these issues even he has not attended court debate nor chaired the bench nor has any accountability. Dont Waste your time in reading such useless articles..
Non of these cases are really earth shattering and have more to do with Administration than Justice ….. Manneesh Chhibber should have concentrated more on the bigger issues confronting the economy than wasti g time on these matters ….. Ram Janam Bhoomi is a matter of faith & so is Sabrimala, the courts ought not to get into these issues. The Government has to run and that’s why it is voted to power finance bill or money bill is just a technicality and the entire nation cannot be hostage to technicalities …. Auction and not policy is the best form of licensing that’s now a well established fact … CJI Gogoi would do well to put a final lid on these 5 issues once for all and allow the next CJI to address himself to the real business of providing timely justice of the citizens who still have immense faith in the system ….
The writer conveniently implies:
1. If court decisions go in favour of perceived majoritarian view then they go against principles of justice and constitution
2. Issues pertaining to national security should be open to broader examination by anyone, even those not having a clue of what it means
3. Party with a majority cannot have its way in Lok Sabha (that’s what elected democracy essentially means) but opposition can scuttle parliamentary proceedings in Rajya sabha for 5 years just because they have a majority there
4. Majority view is always unconstitutional (even if there is evidence to the contrary) but minority view is sacrosanct
Well done MC!!
Of the four cases, only one case relating to Ram Janambhoomi assumes great importance. In fact, the CJI needs to be complimented for the earnestness with which he has decided to say the last word on the vexed issue. He could have easily emulated his predecessors by pushing the case under carpet and retired happily. But he didn’t and we shall get the most important judicial verdict of the decade very soon.
About the Rafale case, nothing remains of it. The error that crept in the earlier judgement pertained to the CAG Report. Since the Report is now submitted and is a public document , the matter has become infructuous. About the four documents that got leaked, the leakage will not have any significant impact. These documents are part of the entire files already perused by the CAG. CAG has already opined on it. What the court can add to the observations of the CAG is doubtful. Full details of Offset partners is yet to be submitted. But from what is submitted in March 2018, the JV with Reliance is going to get just 3% of the total offset amount. The largest chunk of around Rs 9000 crore is expected to go to DRDO for Kaveri project, for which negotiations are still on. What is there for the SC to object is beyond anybody’s comprehension. Now that the procurement process of fighter planes has commenced, it is inconceivable that the SC will cancel the deal. This is just not on. About filing FIR, criminality has to be established. Nothing, absolutely nothing is on the horizon to suggest any criminality. So, Rafale is just an hoax, nothing more.
The third case about the money bill, hope that the honourable SC will not upset the applecart. If finance bills are stuck up in the Parliament, it will create economic crisis.
Finally, it can be said that the issue is not about being with the government or against the government. The Apex Court hopefully should also consider the economic consequences of its judgement. It’s judgement scrapping spectrum allocations nearly destroyed the telecom industry. Now only 3 big players remain in the field ( don’t count BSNL &MTNL). Now the verdict about AGR is going to kill at least two of these players. The competition is killed. Only Jio will remain as a monopoly . . Raja and others have been exonerated. The conclusion of loss of Rs. 1.7 Lakh crore appears as a big joke. What has the country achieved?
For the United Nations to express disappointment over the working of the Supreme Court of India, truly remarkable, possibly the first time in our history.
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